Scientists Build Robots to Live With Humans 科学家创造与人类共同生活的机器人 Industrial robots are already working in many factories around the world and in our homes, for instance as smart vacuum cleaners. Scientists say in a few yea...
Survivor's Blood Used in Ebola Treatment 用幸存者的血液来治疗埃博拉 WASHINGTON There is no known cure for Ebola, but several U.S. patients have received donations of blood and plasma from a survivor of the Ebola virus. There is a debate...
Ebola Best Controlled at Source 埃博拉最好控制在源头 Researchers said the best way to prevent Ebola from spreading from West Africa is to do a better job of controlling it at the source. They said while exit and entry screening at airports...
Morocco's First Solar Power Plant to Start Operating in 2015 摩洛哥第一太阳能发电厂将于2015年投入使用 Morocco gets more than a half of its energy from coal. 摩洛哥超过一半的能源来自煤炭。 But as its energy requirement...
Health Care Workers Demand Better Preparedness for Ebola 卫生保健工作者需求更好的埃博拉病毒防范 HOUSTON Although there have only been three cases of Ebola diagnosed in the United States, unease about contracting the disease has spr...
Network-Sharing System Improves Internet, Cell Phone Connections During major emergencies, like the Boston Marathon bombing in 2010, cell phone and Wi-Fi networks quickly get overloaded. A group of scientists at the Stevens Institute of Technology in...
Ebola Orphanage Opens in Sierra Leone 塞拉利昂埃博拉孤儿院开始运行 KAILAHUN, SIERRA LEONE Sierra Leone's first Ebola orphanage has opened in the Kailahun district. Hundreds of children orphaned since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak...
US, Iran Face Similar Challenges in Syrian Fight Against IS 在IS问题上美国和伊朗面临类似挑战 STATE DEPARTMENT The United States and Iran are both helping fight Sunni militants in the Islamic State group. But one of the biggest battlefi...
Kobani Fighting Sends 400,000 Refugees to Turkey SURUC The offensive by Islamic State militants against the northern Syrian city of Kobani has caused hundreds of thousands of residents to flee to Turkey. They receive help from Turkish authorities and...
'Great ShakeOut' Earthquake Drill Teaches Preparedness 美国等国举行地震救灾演习 LOS ANGELES People around the United States and in dozens of other countries took part last week in an earthquake drill called the Great ShakeOut, an event th...
US Health Official Comments on Evolving Ebola Procedures WASHINGTON A top U.S. health official says it is unrealistic to expect every hospital in America to be able to care for an Ebola patient, but that health care facilities must be vigilant for po...
Death Sentence for Saudi Cleric Sparks Protests LONDON There has been an international outcry in recent days after a judge in Saudi Arabia handed down a death sentence to a prominent Shiite cleric, prompting protests among the minority Shiite populat...
Africa Set to Continue Growth Except in Ebola-Infected Areas World Bank figures are beginning to confirm the impact of the crisis on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. New data shows the service sectors of the three countries have bee...
Plunging Oil Prices Have Unpredictable Impact on Politics, Economics WASHINGTON Global oil prices are falling drastically, and a new World Bank study says they may remain low for a year or more. Lower energy costs can often help boost economic growth...
US Ebola Fears Spread Faster Than Virus For Americans, Ebola started out as a disease in a far away continent, but then a man from Liberia died from Ebola in a Dallas hospital, and things changed. Ebola was on American soil. Fears heightened, and the...
